Print Gelab 8 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: kids branding, posters, packaging, headlines, social graphics, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, youthful, handmade feel, approachability, playfulness, bold readability, rounded, chunky, brushy, irregular, soft terminals.
A heavy, brush-drawn all-purpose handprint with rounded forms and softly blunted terminals. Strokes are thick and low-contrast, with visible wobble and slight edge texture that suggests marker or paint. Counters are generally open and generous, while widths vary from glyph to glyph for an organic rhythm. Uppercase shapes stay simple and sturdy; lowercase is similarly straightforward, with a single-storey a and g and a compact, looping e, keeping a cohesive, informal texture in text.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where a handmade, friendly voice is needed—such as posters, children’s products, casual packaging, event flyers, and social media graphics. It can work for brief blurbs or captions when ample size and spacing are available, but it is most convincing as a headline or callout face.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a warm, human presence that feels spontaneous rather than engineered. Its slightly uneven rhythm reads as personal and conversational, leaning toward fun, kid-friendly energy without becoming overly chaotic.
The design appears intended to mimic bold hand lettering with a marker/brush feel, prioritizing personality and immediacy over typographic precision. Its rounded construction and varied widths aim to create an inviting, playful texture in both uppercase and mixed-case settings.
The numerals are bold and rounded, matching the letterforms’ brushy construction and maintaining strong color on the page. At larger sizes the textured edges add character; at smaller sizes the heavy weight and variable widths can make spacing feel lively and informal rather than strictly even.